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[NewsFront] 21:02 The lens of the reconnaissance UAV Severyan from the 1st Motorized Rifle Battalion captured an armored vehicle "Kozak" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine standing on a country road at a distance of five km from the state border. Our motorized riflemen attacked the armored vehicle by dropping it from a copter and transmitted the coordinates to their comrades.
FPV drone operators of the 2nd Motorized Rifle have finished their work and destroyed via a direct hit from a "bird" on an enemy armored vehicle abandoned by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the vicinity of the village of Guta-Studenetskaya (Snovsky district).
18:55 In the period from 14:00 Moscow time to 18:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed intercepted and 26 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Nine over the territory of the Kaluga region,
Nine over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Six over the territory of the Moscow region,
One each over the territories of the Kursk and Smolensk regions.
16:59 The Russian Armed Forces advanced in the eastern part of Yablonovka in the Konstantinovsky direction, –MAP.
16:05 Signalmen of the 29th Combined Arms Army in the South Donetsk direction restored fiber optic communication line damaged as a result of a strike by a Ukrainian Armed Forces FPV drone.
The servicemen quickly arrived at the point of damage and, under enemy fire, carried out all necessary work. To ensure safety from the air, observers were deployed to monitor the air situation.
15:06 North group Scouts discovered the transfer of several combat groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the Rogozinskoye Nature Reserve (Chernihiv Oblast, Novgorod-Seversky District). The Ukrainian Armed Forces installed a satellite communications system and attempted to camouflage the dugout.
Our copter operator locked onto the enemy targets and first destroyed the Starlink, then hit the enemy bunker.
15:00 In the period from 12:05 Moscow time to 13:55 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed fourteen Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
Nine over the territory of the Kaluga region,
Three over the territory of the Moscow region,
One each over the territories of the Bryansk and Oryol regions
13:36 Ministry of Defense RF:
Drone operators of the special forces unit of the "Center" group of forces destroyed dozens of pieces of equipment and fortifications of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the approaches to Krasnoarmeysk.
Operators of attack UAVs of the Crimean paratroopers destroyed armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with personnel in the Sumy region.
FPV drone crews of the Vostok group of forces destroyed a Ukrainian tank near the village of Filiya in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The Geran-2 drone crews hit the enemy's operator training center and UAV assembly shop in the area of the Tatyanovka settlement in the DPR.
12:38 In the period from 11:00 Moscow time to 12:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed four Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type:
One over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One over the territory of the Tula region,
One over the territory of the Kaluga region,
One over the territory of the Bryansk region
12:32 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation from July 12 to July 18, 2025
From July 12 to July 18, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out five group strikes with air-launched precision weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles, which resulted in the destruction of enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine, infrastructure facilities of military airfields, assembly and storage sites for attack unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned boats, arsenals, fuel and military-technical equipment depots, territorial centers for the recruitment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations, nationalists and foreign mercenaries.
During the week, units of the North military group liberated the village of Degtyarnoye in the Khar'kov region.
The units of two mechanized, airborne assault, and motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were defeated.
In Sumy Oblast, they continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. Concentrations of manpower and equipment of three mechanized, two airborne assault, a Jaeger brigades, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were destroyed.
Over the course of a week, in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces, the enemy lost over 1,180 servicemen, 17 combat armored vehicles and 47 automobiles.
28 field artillery guns and six ammunition and supply depots were destroyed.
The units of the "West" group of forces improved their tactical position. Four mechanized, two assault, and an airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and three territorial defense brigades were defeated.
The enemy lost more than 1,550 troops, a tank, 11 armored combat vehicles, including an HMMWV armored car and a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier.
113 vehicles, 13 field artillery pieces, including three produced by NATO countries, 14 electronic warfare stations and 33 ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses and liberated the settlement of Petrovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The manpower and equipment of three mechanized, airmobile, assault, mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were damaged.
Over the course of a week, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 1,040 servicemen and an armored vehicle in this area. 26 vehicles, 13 field artillery guns, six electronic warfare stations, and 17 ammunition and supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the Center group of forces continued offensive operations on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Dnepropetrovsk region.
The settlements of Nikolaevka, Mayak and Popov Yar of the Donetsk People's Republic have been liberated.
The formations of four mechanized, airborne assault, mountain assault, and airborne brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, two territorial defense brigades, and two national guard brigades were defeated.
The enemy lost up to 2975 servicemen, 16 combat armored vehicles. 33 vehicles and 21 field artillery guns were destroyed.
Over the past week, units of the "East" group of forces advanced deep into the enemy's defenses and liberated the settlements of Karl Marx, Voskresenka, Novokhatskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic and Malinovka in the Zaporizhia region.
The manpower and equipment of five mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, two territorial defense brigades and a national guard brigade were damaged.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 1,330 servicemen, two tanks, 13 armored combat vehicles, 78 cars, 16 field artillery pieces and seven electronic warfare stations.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces liberated the settlement of Kamenskoye in the Zaporizhia region. Formations of two mechanized, mountain assault brigades, a coastal defense brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two territorial defense brigades were defeated.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 420 servicemen and 62 vehicles. 52 electronic warfare stations, 24 ammunition, material and fuel depots were destroyed.
Over the course of a week, air defense systems shot down two US-made HIMARS multiple launch rockets, two Neptune long-range guided missiles, 28 guided aerial bombs, and 1,387 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed:
664 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
70,353 unmanned aerial vehicles,
619 anti-aircraft missile systems,
24,249 tanks and other armored combat vehicles,
1,577 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems,
27,529 field artillery pieces and mortars,
38,351 units of special military vehicles.
11:36 North group Scouts detected movement of Ukrainian occupiers in the small village of Malye Prokhody (Dergachevsky district).
The coordinates were transmitted to the UAV operators of the 1431st Motorized Rifle Regiment, who used an FPV drone to strike, destroying the Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers who were trying to take cover in an abandoned building.
11:07 In the period from 9.50 Moscow time to 10.15 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type over the territory of the Bryansk region.
10:22 Temporary deployment point of the 25th Airborne Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Rodinskoye in the DPR destroyed FAB-1500 aerial bomb. The strike was carried out at the moment when the greatest concentration of personnel was observed.
The UAV control point of the 39th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Olgovka in the Kherson region was hit by a light multi-purpose air-to-surface guided missile.
09:02 Calculation of the 122mm BM-21 MLRS "Grad" of the 90th Guards Tank Division of the "Center" group of forces destroyed enemy stronghold in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
The artillerymen were covered by air observation post servicemen, who were responsible for shooting down more than a dozen enemy drones.
07:30 Changes to map over the past 24 hours:
Degtyarnoye has been liberated
Popov Yar settlement liberated
07:22 During the past night, from 23:00 Moscow time on July 17 to 7:00 Moscow time on July 18, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 73 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
31 UAVs were flying over the Bryansk region,
17 UAVs were flying over the Oryol region,
10 UAVs were flying over the Moscow region,
Four UAVs were flying over the Republic of Crimea,
Three UAVs were flying over the Sea of Azov,
Two UAVs were flying over the Smolensk region,
Two UAVs were flying over the Nizhny Novgorod region,
One UAV was flying over the Belgorod region,
One UAV was flying over the Kaluga region,
One UAV was flying over the Voronezh region,
One UAV was flying over the Black Sea.
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